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- the present invention relates to new active compounds derived from retinoic acid and suitable for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for medicinal use in general, and for use in dermatology, oncology and the treatment of kidney, liver and nervous system disorders; the invention also extends to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and to the relative preparation method.
- retinoic acid and its derivatives which are variously effective in preventing and curing tumors by inhibiting cell proliferation, inducing differentiation and apoptosis, and controlling the expression of oncogenes and genes which suppress the tumor.
- positive results using retinoic acid have been obtained in particular in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
- retinoic acid and its known derivatives also have serious side effects, one of which being hypervitaminosis A, so that a need is felt for a compound which is equally effective therapeutically as retinoic acid, but has significantly less drastic side effects.
- an active compound for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for medicinal use in general, andl for use in dermatology, oncology, and the treatment of kidney, liver and nervous system disorders characterized by the presence of the group of formula (I):
- lateral substitutes Ri and R 2 are alkyl groups with a carbon number of 1 to 4; both said aliphatic side rings also possibly comprising one or more further lateral substitutes.
- the active compound according to the invention comprises the group of formula (II):
- - Ri and R 2 are alkyl groups with a carbon number of 1 to 4;
- bonds represented by a continuous line alongside a dash line are double or single bonds.
- the active compound according to the invention preferably comprises the group of formula (III):
- - Ri and R are alkyl groups with a carbon number of 1 to 4;
- Ri and R 2 are methyl groups
- the present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for medicinal use in general, and for use in dermatology, oncology, and the treatment of kidney, liver and nervous system disorders; characterized by comprising the compound defined above, in combination with pharmaceutically compatible excipients.
- the present invention also relates to a method of preparing pharmaceutical compositions for medicinal use in general, and for use in dermatology, oncology, and the treatment of kidney, liver and nervous system disorders; characterized by comprising the steps of:
- reaction is preferably produced by bringing said solution to the boil at a temperature of about 187°C. According to a preferred embodiment, said reaction is interrupted after about 60 minutes, and, according to a possible variation, is interrupted after about 120 minutes.
- the therapeutic effect of the compounds according to the invention has been found to be substantially similar, if not superior, to that of retinoic acid in the treatment of leukemia, as demonstrated by research of cultured leukemic cell lineages.
- the compounds according to the invention are nontoxic with regard to the cells, even when administered at relatively high (micromolar) concentrations for several consecutive days.
- the compounds according to the invention also induce apoptosis in the cell lineages, as shown by the fall in the level of bel-2 protein and by DNA fragmentation detected using various techniques : as is known, apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is an important biological process indispensable for normal cell development and differentiation, for maintaining homeostasis, and for virus or tumorous cell elimination by the host; and the tendency to induce apoptosis is an indication of effective therapeutic action.
- the effects of the compounds according to the invention in terms of differentiation, reducing proliferation and inducing apoptosis are comparable, if not superior, to those of retinoic acid; which test results make it reasonable to assume such compounds will also be therapeutically effective in the treatment of leukemia and any other cases in which the effectiveness of retinoic acid has already been confirmed.
- the compounds according to the invention and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds have also proved effective in other therapeutical sectors, in particular, dermatology and in the treatment of kidney, liver and nervous system disorders. More specifically, the compounds according to the invention have proved effective in all the cases in which the previous International Patent Application WO 97/02030 filed by the present Applicant indicated the possible use of glycol esters of retinoic acid.
- BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A number of purely non-limiting embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example.
- EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of the active compound In a 2-liter vessel, a solution was prepared containing 2 g of retinoic acid in 300 ml of propylene glycol; the esterification reaction of the retinoic acid was initiated by adding 1 mg of salicylic acid as a catalyst and by bringing the solution to a (boiling) temperature of 187°C; the reaction was continued for an hour at the same temperature, and the resulting solution - referred to as solution n.l - was cooled and added to an equal volume of distilled water.
- the mixture was extracted in three successive stages using 150, 100 and 100 ml respectively of 1,1,2 trichloro-2,2, 1 trifluoro-ethane in a separating funnel; the organic extract was then washed with 100 ml of a 0.1% aqueous solution of potassium bicarbonate (KHCO 3 ) and with 100 ml of distilled water to eliminate the catalyst.
- KHCO 3 potassium bicarbonate
- the solvent was removed in a Rotavapor in a stream of nitrogen (known technique).
- a second sample was prepared in the same way, but with a two-hour hot reaction between the retinoic acid and propylene glycol; and the resulting solution - referred to as solution n.2 - was purified and analyzed in the same way as solution a l.
- solution n.2 was found to contain crude formula compounds C ⁇ 7 H 20 O and C ⁇ 8 H 2 O of molecular weight 256 and C 17 H 22 O 2 of molecular weight 258, corresponding to the following formulas:
- Solution n.2 was found to contain about 70% of isomers of molecular weight 256 and less than 10% of those of molecular weight 258.
- this particular group - comprising three condensed hexagonal rings of carbon atoms, including an aromatic central ring and two saturated or unsaturated aliphatic rings in the meta position - which determines the therapeutic properties of the compounds, regardless of the nature and quantity of the lateral substitutes.
- EXAMPLE 2 Therapeutic application Both solution n.1 - mainly containing the formula IN compound (molecular weight 330) - and solution n.2 - mainly containing isomer compounds of molecular weight 256 - prepared as described in Example 1 were used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions for various therapeutic applications.
- the active compounds according to the invention were used pure in low concentrations or diluted in aqueous gly co-alcohol solutions, possibly in combination with hydroquinone and/or salicylic acid.
- the compounds according to the invention alsoj gave excellent results in the treatment of kidney ailments, cirrhosis of the liver, and nervous disorders.
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- the compounds according to the invention were also found to have the same effects as retinoic acid in inducing apoptosis in leukemia cells, at least at given differentiation stages :
- Tests were also conducted to determine the effect of the compounds on cytoplasmic protein CRABP I and II and on nuclear protein RAR and RXR, the role played by which in the action of retinoic acid on cell mechanisms (though not yet fully explained) is by now confirmed.
- Transactivation tests conducted using known techniques have enabled definition of the receptor to which the compound according to the invention is preferentially bonded : test results have shown preferential bonding of the compounds to RXR class receptors, in particular RXR ⁇ , and
- the compounds according to the invention therefore behave differently as compared with retinoic acid and its traditional derivatives, which, as is known, mainly bond with RAR receptors, whereas the compounds according to the invention preferentially bond with RXR receptors, to which are almost certainly bonded in particular those retinoids capable of inducing apoptosis in HL60 cells [36], in particular the 9-cis form of retinoic acid (the most effective in treating tumors).
- the compounds according to the invention appear not to induce CRABP II protein : this may be a sign of greater cell stability of the experimental compounds, the differentiating and apoptotic effects of which on transformed cells are thus prolonged.
- the activity of the new compounds according to the invention has proved comparable with, and in certain respects superior to, that of retinoic acid.
- EXAMPLE 4 Toxic activity
- the compounds according to the invention were administered in various forms and concentrations to laboratory animals to determine toxicity.
- a single-dose test was conducted using forty 21 -week-old Warren stock chickens divided into four inoculation site groups : oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous. Half the animals in each group were given 0.1 ml of product, and the other half 1 ml. Following administration of the product, the animals were kept under observation for 21 days to determine : general and/or local reactions, mortality, food and water consumption, and egg production.
- a repeat-dose test was conducted in the same way using another forty 21- week-old Warren stock chickens, again divided into four inoculation site groups : oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous. Half the animals in each group were given 0.1 ml of product, and the other half 1 ml; the same dose was repeated 15 days later; and, following the second dose, the animals were kept under observation for 21 days to determine the same parameters listed above.
- the proliferation-inhibiting effect of HHP and butyrate on cell lineage CACO- 2 is 80% as compared with 60% for retinoic acid. Inhibition in cell lineage HT-29 treated with HHP of 50 ⁇ M concentration was 95% by the seventh day. 2. HHP is therefore more active on the cells with a lower degree of differentiation.
- HHP has the same effect as, but none of the side effects of, butyrate, whereas retinoic acid has a lesser and retarded effect.
- HHP induces in the cell lineages a 3.5 times increase in the number of domes, indicating greater cell differentiation.
- HHP increases the quantity of ALP (alkaline phosphatase) and is dose-dependent.
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- HHP only increases differentiation and not apoptosis.
- HHP was tested on neuroblastoma cells, lineage TS-12; and was found to be more active than retinoic acid in terms of cell differentiation, and to have the same effect as sodium butyrate.
- HHP was also found to reduce somatotropin with a reduction in PSA and a noticeable reduction in prostatic hypertrophy (37 to 27 in one month); to have a regulating effect on estrogen-progesterone with a reduction in estrogens; and to arrest angiogenesis of tumorous cells without affecting healthy blood vessels.
- HHP large doses (2 g/day) of HHP were administered with no side effects.
- the drug may be administered diluted in oil to eliminate the propylene glycol.
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